Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including The Mind, Dinosaur Island, Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Island Hopper, and High Society. We then talk all about games that are from other cultures. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "foreign."
Last weekend I went to my second MeepleCon, a board game convention in Las Vegas! The convention was three days, but we ended up getting a flight early Sunday morning to go home (other flights were a lot more expensive), so we were only there on Friday and Saturday. But we still had tons of fun playing games!
The Games
I played 22 plays of 15 different games at the convention (plus some Craps), 8 of which were new to me. The most played and my favorite new game was The Mind, a new cooperative card game where you have to play the cards in order without talking! Jess had a copy that she borrowed from Scott Alden and was bringing it around to everyone at the convention to try out. It was really hard and a lot of fun, and I really want to get it. Unfortunately, it's currently only available in Germany, but I heard that it will be coming over soon.
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Stuffed Fables and Herbaceous. We then talk all about our passion for the board gaming hobby. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "love."
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Dinosaur Island, Castell, and GROWL. We then talk all about social deduction games. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "deduce."
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss some games they've played recently, including Pret-a-Porter, The Phantom Society, and Roll Player. We then talk about board game burnout. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "exhaust."
I went to MeepleCon in Las Vegas for the first time this year, and got to meet Cassadi and Crystal in person! This was the first time all three of us were even in the same state together, so it was a big deal for us. I had an awesome time playing games with Cassadi and Crystal and eating good food.
Since the MeepleCon library was only open from 10am to midnight each day, we took it easy and actualy slept a reasonable amount of time! I had 31 plays of 24 different games, 12 of which were new to me. We also played some craps at night, since we were in Vegas!
When we flew in Thursday night, Crystal and Cassadi were at the airport waiting for us! We got to visit Meepleville board game cafe to take a picture with the world's largest meeple. After giving away Blitzy the meepillow at Blitz Con, I had decided to make some more meepillows for the occassion.
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss some games they've played recently, including The Pursuit of Happiness, Cottage Garden, and Starving Artists. We then talk about board game rules and messing them up. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "cheat."
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss some games they've played recently, including Junk Art, Monster Factory, and A Fake Artist Goes to New York. We then discuss our shame games - popular games we haven't played yet. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "lose."